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ah ah ... no ye don't ! I got slapped by Chas when I came here first for trying that one .. :lol: :lol: :lol: Everyone can, and indeed should pass comment ... It helps you think about your own work when you do so, too... You are every bit as qualified to assess, as the next...

First Bowl ? 16 and at school , my rear end ! You're Tracey Owen with his mustach shaved off :wink: :lol: :lol: :lol: very nice Roger ... top job there ! tricky to finish that off , with the little bit of 'natures handiwork' still sitting there in prime position to catch the...

Boysie raises a good point Roger .. Something I'd failed to make mention of ... it could conceivably be quite dangerous to persist with it... Chas may possibly confirm.. he knows a lot more about metalworking ( and woodworking) lathes than I do.. A bit like eating your soup with a fork -...

Nice one Jake .. Si, there's the advice right from the 'coal face' so-to-speak.. Hope you manage to get somewhere. Rich.. sound words. :wink:

Come 8.05 pm .... decisions, decisions ! 8) :lol: :lol: or Currently drowning in drool ! 8) :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Either of which will be more likely to lead to .... Than the Ford Focus which currently sits on the drive. :wink: I don't know how she's managed to...

SOLD ! I'll pick some up tomorrow to try 8) 8) Always admire the way George's finishes look on his pics, ... I've been using a lot of Liberon Finishing Oil, which I quite like.. but it does tend to be a bit 'shiny'... fine for certain pieces I dare say, not so clever for others...

Sounds good, Mark ! 8) As Goorge says, Axi do really nice steel ones, and they're not wildly expensive.. I'm fairly sure that they CNC their own ones out, in-house... ( not 100% positive on that, but I think they do ) As i was mentioning .. I have an almost identical one to yours there...

Andy, A big 'well done, Andy's Girlfriend', from me too :wink: 8) :D Thats a fantastic first piece ... as we can all testify to.. this caper ain't no walk in the park :lol: & to have achieved that as a first outing, is very commendable. get her to 'register' on the forum ...

Chas does a Corny ! Lovely as ever, Chas ... what's your take on the Lemon Oil ? George swears by it .. which is recommendation in itself, of course.. Reason I ask, is that I will be in picking up some more finishing oil and a few bits of 'goodies' tomorrow morning, and if there's TWO of...

Oh !!! :shock: It looks like Cast, is it ? Cast ( or 'Flake' ) iron is a bit prone to that kind of thing... Ductile iron is a wee bit stronger ( Spheroidal Graphite or Nodular CI, as its known ) Wrought Iron or Forged Steel .. better again. I've got a faceplate like that one...

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Metallic Orange Exige drooooooll !!!!! I'd have that above the TVR, but I can't get in it ! THE most gorgeous vehicle going !! Fantastic :lol: :lol: :lol: and Steve, 'My' Kelley Brooke !! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Thats ace...

Fair Point ! :lol: The 'threats' over the phone are a contravention of the wireless and telegraphy act 1949. and I would have thought, as such.. are prosecutable by law. ( I am not a lawyer.. But if you contavene an act of legal statute, is prosecutabe, I'm pretty certain ). Beligerant...

? ? ? Cr*p ! The ones that I see in 5 locations every day, ain't no civilians, bud. :wink: Anyways.. don't let this one get dragged off the point. Oryx needs help and advice here, Relatively serious situation for him. Its a pity Jake's not around right now.. he's the man for the best...

He does... on a Perform CCSL :wink: :wink: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Si ... Immediate thought here ... The original woman issued your missus with a 'genuine' phone number ( I assume it matches the one from which your're receiving the calls. Thats not the action of a pikey's missus .... Its easy to 'purport' to be something over a phone that, in reality...

OMG !! :shock: :shock: Did you see the size of the Lathe !! Thats a great site... nice 'find' Beejay, not seen that before...excellent ! ( here it is as a 'clickable' link : http://www.virgiltreeart.com/Welcome/tabid/377/Default.aspx That was well worth the 'look'. ... brilliant ...

That is a very familiar story ! I'm just waiting on that lottery win myself ... mine must be due the week after yours ! :wink: :lol: :lol: :lol: Once it inevitably comes... on will go the music room extension, the vast new workshop, a new Aprilia Tuono, .. the TVR Cerbera that I've...

Yes.. the low denomination coins do seem to be a bit superfluous nowadays, thats a good point. I guess the only 'worry', if you could call it that, is if we were to do away with everything, say under 10p or 20p .. would that possibly give rise to little 'hike' in the cost of living...

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Phil... Agree 100% ! I try to encourage him as best I can ... and so far, he's keeping at it and doing me proud 8) :wink: Byron ... Tremonti is another 'great call' .... Really like the current Alter Bridge stuff, and hearing it done a-la 'unplugged' / acoustically ... every bit as...